#17 - Course Conditions - Summer 2012

4. On golf courses whose manager(s) have completed a MDARD approved training program. At this time, only golf courses certified in the Michigan Turfgrass Environmental Stewardship Program are exempt.

Additional items of interest that apply to all fertilizer applications, not just those applications containing phosphorus include: 1. Fertilizer cannot be applied to frozen soil or soil saturated with water.

2. Any fertilizer released onto a hard surface, such as a sidewalk or driveway must be cleaned up promptly.

3. Maintain at least a 15’ application buffer from surface water (lake, river, stream) a. If a spreader guard, deflector shield, or drop spreader is used, then maintain at least a 3’ buffer b. If a continuous natural vegetative buffer separates the turf and surface water, then maintain at least a 10’ buffer from the water.